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document.write( "A car traveled at 50 miles per hour for 150 miles and then traveled at 75 miles per hour for 150 miles. What was the car’s average speed?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A car traveled at 50 miles per hour for 150 miles and then traveled at 75 miles per hour for 150 miles. What was the car’s average speed?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "d = r*t<BR>\n" );
document.write( "t = d/r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Find the times for the 2 segments.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Add them.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Add the two distances.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "d = r*t<BR>\n" );
document.write( "r = d/t<BR>\n" );
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